Eleanor Coppola, Emmy-winning filmmaker and wife of director Francis Ford Coppola, has died at the age of 87. Coppola died at her home in Rutherford, California, on Friday, surrounded by her loved ones, her family revealed in a statement. he Associated Press. His cause of death was not provided.
Eleanor, originally from Orange County, California, met Francis as an assistant art director on his first directorial venture, the 1963 horror film. Dementia 13, produced by Roger Corman. After a few months of dating, Eleanor became pregnant, leading the couple to marry in Las Vegas in February 1963.
His eldest son, Gian-Carlo, quickly established himself as a fixture in his father’s cinematic works, a tradition he continued with his later children, Roman (born 1965) and Sofia (born 1971). Having spent their childhood acting in his father’s films and immersed in film sets, they all eventually pursued careers in the film industry.
Roman Coppola, Eleanor Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola photographed in 2007. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Eleanor Coppola directed a distinctive documentary about cinema itself
Eleanor Coppola became a lifelong collaborator of her husband Francis. She ventured into film during the challenging production of the Vietnam War epic, Apocalypse now. It is expected to continue The Godfather: Part II, filming in the Philippines was scheduled for five months. However, that time was more than doubled. Challenges included replacing Harvey Keitel with Martin Sheen, typhoons destroying sets, a revised ending, and Sheen’s hospitalization after a heart attack.
Eleanor Coppola’s behind-the-scenes footage culminated in the 1991 documentary, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse. It debuted 12 years after the theatrical release of Apocalypse now. The latter film, which garnered eight Oscar nominations, was further illuminated by this documentary. hearts of darkness won an Emmy. It was also nominated for a Directors Guild of America Documentary Award. It is now considered a seminal documentary about cinema and the struggle of artists.
Coppola wrote and directed his first narrative film, Paris can wait with Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin and Arnaud Viard. It premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. His second film, love is love is lovean ensemble drama, followed in 2020.
Coppola leaves behind her husband, Francis, her children, Sofia and Roman, along with three grandchildren. Her eldest son, Gian-Carlo, died in 1986 at age 22, after suffering injuries in a speedboat accident.
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